Table 3.

Outcome of patients with GAS disease

	All patients (n = 320)	No PICU admission (n = 172)	PICU admission (n = 148)	p
Died	6 (2%)	0	6 (4%)	< 0.001
Survived with disability	39 (12%)	5 (3%)	34 (23%)
Mild overall disability	20 (6%)	2 (1%)	18 (12%)
Moderate overall disability	5 (2%)	0	5 (3%)
Severe overall disability	3 (1%)	0	3 (2%)
Amputation	4 (1%)	0	4 (3%)
Skin graft	9 (3%)	0	9 (6%)
Amputation and skin graft	2 (1%)	0	2 (1%)
Need for surgery	10 (3%)	4 (2%)	6 (4%)
Neurodisability	2 (1%)	0	2 (1%)
Survived without disability	231 (72%)	146 (85%)	85 (57%)
Unknown	44 (14%)	21 (12%)	23 (16%)

GAS group A streptococcal, PICU paediatric intensive care unit